Charlemont
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Public Broadcaster Funding Reform of …

Legislative Bill · Charlemont

Public Broadcaster Funding Reform of 2017

Proposed by Social Democrats · fronted by Camille Rousseau

Opened

29 Mar 2017

Voting closes

28 May 2017

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Shifts funding to targeted news/education, reducing taxpayer burden while ensuring essential public service content remains accessible and high-quality.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Public Broadcasting Funding	Major public broadcaster (multi-channel; ad-free; funded by general taxation)		Limited public broadcaster (news/education remit; funded by small household levy)

1

Public Broadcasting Funding

Previous law

Major public broadcaster (multi-channel; ad-free; funded by general taxation)

Limited public broadcaster (news/education remit; funded by small household levy)

Proposer

Party

Social Democrats

The Social Democrats: where green dreams meet economic equity and freedom blooms under the banner of solidarity.

Core pillars

Camille Rousseau

Activist · Age 53

15,639 social followers

A former academic turned party strategist, Camille Rousseau blends sharp policy analysis with a fiery advocacy for radical reform, earning a reputation as both the party’s intellectual backbone and its most persuasive spokesman.

🎓 Academic 🤝 Loyal 📺 Media Savvy ⚖️ Pragmatist 🔥 Firebrand

Timeline

Draft

29 March 2017
Vote Open

29 March 2017
Vote Closed

28 May 2017
Became Law

28 May 2017

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed

227Yes 50No 59Abstained 12Not voted 348 seats

For: 227 / 348 seats (65.2%)

Against: 50 · Abstained: 59 · Not voted: 12

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 81.9%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	59	Abstain	No reason given
Green-left Movement	43	Yes	No reason given
Horizon	50	No	No reason given
People's Front For Sovereignty	15	Yes	No reason given
Red Front Of Charlemont	119	Yes	No reason given
Social Democrats Proposer	50	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	14	Not voted

National Assembly

Passed

456Yes 71No 67Abstained 0Not voted 577 seats

For: 456 / 577 seats (79.0%)

Against: 71 · Abstained: 67 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 86.5%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	67	Abstain	No reason given
Green-left Movement	98	Yes	No reason given
Horizon	71	No	No reason given
People's Front For Sovereignty	65	Yes	No reason given
Red Front Of Charlemont	208	Yes	No reason given
Social Democrats Proposer	85	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	17	Not voted

Presidency

Passed

1Yes 0No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Red Front Of Charlemont	1	Yes	No reason given

Voting record

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